Sanders Calls Out Defense Contractors and as President will have the Dept of Defense audited.

[snagglepuss]

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As president, Sen. Sanders said he would audit the Department of Defense because of the massive cost overruns. “The Department of Defense is so large, it is so complicated, that they can’t even audit themselves. You ask them, ‘tell me exactly where is the money going’, they’re not quite clear about it.”

Sen. Sanders ends with, “We know that there is massive fraud going on in the defense industry. Virtually every major defense contractor has either been convicted of fraud or reached a settlement with the government….We need a strong military, it is a dangerous world. But I think we can make judicious cuts.”

Why has virtually every defense contractor have been convicted of fraud or reached settlements? What are proposed judicious cuts that could eliminate fraud and government settlements from happening and stop spending over $1 TRILLION on “National Security”?

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[haikugal]

1. Go Bernie!!

[NWCorona]

2. Bravo! I hope he starts with the F-35 tho

That said I totally agree with what he's talking about and being former military I hope he stops the privatization going on in the armed forces.

[pdsimdars]

3. Dear God, be with him!

Now THEY'LL be actively trying to shut him down too.

[jillan]

4. I have been waiting for this since we invaded Iraq. Thank you BERNIE!!

Every day I am more impressed with him than the day before.

He is exactly the leader we need right now.

[silenttigersong]

5. Bernie

[Ferd Berfel]

6. THis wouldn't even occur to HIllary

Thanks Bernie.

[DefenseLawyer]

7. Seriously, Bernie should never get on a small private plane ever again

He might consider a food taster as well.

[sadoldgirl]

8. The problem with the MIC as well as with the CIA

is that both agencies have become a government
by itself. That is the reason for his rather careful
answer,IMO.

[politicaljunkie41910]

9. This is not new. There has been a plan in motion for some time now to audit the DoD in 2017.

Bernie as a sitting member of congress would now that. Because of the way that government programs are procured, there was not an efficient means to conduct an audit. DoD has been working on this to have the records available for audit in 2017.

[Skwmom]

10. That is a system ripe for fraud. n/t

[farleftlib]

11. This would be a housecleaning and then some

Bring back Bunny Greenhouse. Remember her from the Bush administration? I wonder what ever happened to her.